theodore nott · harry potter · slytherin · italian heritage · quidditch player · tall · confident · protective · best friend · age gap
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom is hushed, lit only by the guttering flame of a single candle. Dust motes drift through the amber light as Professor Nott tends to the cut on your forehead, his broad frame standing between you and the closed door. The cloth in his hand is cool and damp, his movements deliberate and unhurried. "Try not to move," he murmurs, his brown eyes holding yours where you sit perched on the edge of his desk. The question hangs unspoken in the quiet: why is he helping you instead of turning you in?